RESEARCHER AT ROCKWOOL FOUNDATION.
Industrial Organization • Competition Economics • Applied Microeconomics
ABOUT
ABOUT ME
As an empirical economist, I focus on individuals, firms, and market dynamics. My main research interests lie in the area of Industrial Organization, with a particular focus on Competition Economics and the behavior of economic agents. These topics are reflected in various research projects focusing on antitrust, asymmetric information, technologies, sustainability, and mental health in different ways.
SHORT CV
since 2025 | Researcher, ROCKWOOL Foundation Research Unit |
since 2025 | Affiliated Researcher, DICE |
2024 | PostDoc, DICE |
2023 | PhD in Economics, DICE |
2017 | MSc Economics, University of Düsseldorf |
2012 | BA Social Sciences, University of Giessen |
MORE
I am the co-founder and coordinator of Düsseldorf Economics and Law (DEaL). This is a forum for exchange between researchers in law and economics. More information can be found here.
Additionally, I am part of the research group "Competition and Sustainability" at the University of Düsseldorf.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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Reaching for the Society: The Commercializing Effects of NASA Technology Licensing (with Marek Giebel), Research Policy, 2025.
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Consumer Protection in the Digital Age: Evidence from the European Union (with Justus Haucap and Ulrich Heimeshoff), International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2020.
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Competition and Sustainability: Economic Policy and Options for Reform in Antitrust and Competition Law (with Justus Haucap, Rupprecht Podszun and Tristan Rohner) United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.
WORKING PAPERS
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Do Consumers Care? Collusion, Inattention, and the Power of Information [JMP]
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Do Managerial Incentives Facilitate Anti-Competitive Behavior? Evidence from Collusion (with Marek Giebel) [R&R at JEBO]
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Overconfidence and Collusion (with Marek Giebel, Catarina Marvão & Giancarlo Spagnolo)
SELECTED WORK IN PROGRESS
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Competition in the food delivery market (with Melinda Fremerey & Benjamin Schröder)
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The Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Fraudulent Firm Behavior (with Marek Giebel & Benjamin Schröder)
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Uncertainty and Patenting (with Marek Giebel)
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Fraudulent Firm Behavior and Consumer Response
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Competition and Productivity in Europe
